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EP 1 428 521 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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24.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/48 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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16.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/25 |
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Date of filing: 24.11.2003 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 7/32 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
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AL LT LV MK |
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Priority: |
13.12.2002 GB 0229071
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB)
CY GB IE
- UNILEVER N.V.
3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
SK FI CZ DK HU ES TR PT BE IT FR AT GR RO MC BG SI CH NL EE SE LU
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- Lee, Robert Stanley
Wirral Merseyside, CH63 9LD (GB)
- Watkinson, Allan
Guisborough Cleveland, TS14 6GG (GB)
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Representative: Pearce, Timothy et al |
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Unilever PLC Unilever Intellectual Property Group Colworth House
Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ
Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ (GB) |
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Antiperspirant or deodorant composition |
(57) Hair removal, especially from armpits damages skin, for example by irritating it,
and this can be exacerbated by the application of antiperspirants to control body
odour generation. In the present invention, the deleterious effects of hair removal,
eg shaving, and antiperspirancy can be ameliorated by employing antiperspirant compositions
containing a natural oil and glycerol to a combined concentration of from 1.5 to 15%
by weight and in a weight ratio of from 4:1 to 1:4.